VfB Oldenburg - Meppen: Small difference between teams in 3. Liga clash

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 23.July
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Marschwegstadion (15000 seats)

This match was marked in the calendar a long time ago by fans of both sides, as it's the first 3. Liga game of the season. Both VfB Oldenburg and Meppen are ready for a good start to their season.

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VfB Oldenburg form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for VfB Oldenburg as they were promoted from Regionalliga: Nord last season. Happy days that were secured through 6 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses from ten games. The team scored 11 goals at home last season and conceded 3. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

This is expected to be a close game, with VfB Oldenburg perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with VfB Oldenburg as a small favourite), we find 8 games. VfB Oldenburg has won 3 of these, drawn 0 and lost 5.

There will be little rest for VfB Oldenburg after this match as they are travelling to Meppen for a Reg. Cup Niedersachsen game in only four days.

VfB Oldenburg have prepared for this season with four friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these four matches are 2 victories, 1 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Oldenburg have scored 7 goals and conceded 5 times.

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Meppen form and stats

Let's have a look at how Meppen performed last season in the 3. Liga: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 8 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 47 and conceded 60 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 4 and lost 8 with 18/34 goals scored/conceded.

Hooray; their first three points in the league after eight rounds not winning.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Meppen in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Meppen, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Meppen are hosting VfB Oldenburg in the Reg. Cup Niedersachsen only four days away.

It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Meppen have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from seven fixtures.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings involving these two participants are: six wins for Oldenburg, two draws and two wins for Meppen. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

VfB Oldenburg missing players

Meppen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
VfB Oldenburg Meppen
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
VfB Oldenburg Last season Meppen
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 14   Played P   18 36
19 10   Won W   6 13
8 3   Drew D   4 8
1 1   Lost L   8 15
64 40   Scored S   18 47
20 11   Conceded C   34 60
86% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 97%
82% 93%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 72%
68% 79%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   44% 50%
39% 57%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   39% 42%
14% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   22% 22%
61% 64%   BTTS BTTS   39% 47%
39% 36%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 25%
14% 7%   Failed to Score F T   44% 31%
 
4.5 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   5.8 5.4
3.8 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   6.2 5.1
1.7 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.2
4 2   Red cards R C   1 3
 
11.2 12.8   Shots (avg) S (   8.2 8.9
5.6 6.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.4 4.4
41% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   23% 30%
 
9.6 11.2   Shots against (avg) S A   13 11.2
3.8 3.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.6 4.9

Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 VfB Oldenburg 10 6 4 0 19 8 5 3 2 0 11 3 5 3 2 0 8 5 11 39
2 Weiche Flensburg 10 7 1 2 19 13 5 4 1 0 10 3 5 3 0 2 9 10 6 35
3 Werder Bremen II 10 4 1 5 14 11 5 3 0 2 9 3 5 1 1 3 5 8 3 29
4 Holstein Kiel II 10 4 2 4 11 9 5 2 0 3 6 5 5 2 2 1 5 4 2 28
5 VfB Lubeck 10 5 4 1 15 6 5 3 1 1 10 3 5 2 3 0 5 3 9 26
6 Teutonia Hamburg 10 2 5 3 22 24 5 2 3 0 16 10 5 0 2 3 6 14 -2 24
7 Hamburger SV II 10 4 2 4 15 17 5 3 0 2 7 6 5 1 2 2 8 11 -2 24
8 Atlas Delmenhorst 10 1 4 5 8 15 5 1 3 1 7 5 5 0 1 4 1 10 -7 18
9 Hannover 96 II 10 3 2 5 20 21 5 1 1 3 9 10 5 2 1 2 11 11 -1 16
10 Borussia Hildesheim 10 0 3 7 8 27 5 0 3 2 6 12 5 0 0 5 2 15 -19 10
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Magdeburg 36 24 6 6 83 39 18 13 4 1 34 10 18 11 2 5 49 29 44 78
2 Eintracht Braunschweig 36 18 10 8 61 36 18 8 6 4 27 21 18 10 4 4 34 15 25 64
3 Kaiserslautern 36 18 9 9 56 27 18 12 4 2 37 11 18 6 5 7 19 16 29 63
4 1860 München 36 17 10 9 67 50 18 9 4 5 39 28 18 8 6 4 28 22 17 61
5 Waldhof Mannheim 36 16 12 8 58 40 18 8 5 5 33 21 18 8 7 3 25 19 18 60
6 Osnabruck 36 16 10 10 56 48 18 8 3 7 22 19 18 8 7 3 34 29 8 58
7 Saarbrücken 36 14 11 11 50 44 18 8 5 5 25 20 18 6 6 6 25 24 6 53
8 Wehen Wiesbaden 36 14 9 13 49 44 18 6 6 6 20 19 18 8 3 7 29 25 5 51
9 Borussia Dortmund II 36 14 7 15 51 48 18 4 6 8 17 19 18 10 1 7 34 29 3 49
10 Zwickau 36 11 14 11 46 44 18 6 6 6 27 24 18 5 8 5 19 20 2 47
11 Freiburg II 36 12 11 13 34 42 18 8 6 4 24 18 18 4 5 9 10 24 -8 47
12 Meppen 36 13 8 15 47 60 18 7 4 7 29 26 18 6 4 8 18 34 -13 47
13 Viktoria Köln 36 12 9 15 39 52 18 7 6 5 27 22 18 5 3 10 12 30 -13 45
14 Hallescher FC 36 10 13 13 46 48 18 7 7 4 31 25 18 3 6 9 15 23 -2 43
15 MSV Duisburg 36 13 3 20 46 71 18 7 2 9 25 37 18 6 1 11 21 34 -25 42
16 Verl 36 10 10 16 56 66 18 5 5 8 29 33 18 5 5 8 27 33 -10 40
17 Viktoria Berlin 36 10 7 19 44 62 18 7 3 8 25 29 18 3 4 11 19 33 -18 37
18 Wurzburger Kickers 36 7 9 20 34 59 18 2 5 11 18 32 18 5 4 9 16 27 -25 30
19 Havelse 36 5 8 23 28 71 18 4 1 13 14 34 18 1 7 10 14 37 -43 23
20 Turkgucu-Ataspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The 3. Liga (Dritte Liga) is the third division in German football. It consists of 20 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 380 fixtures. The two top teams of the final league table are promoted and number three can promote through a playoff. The bottom three teams are relegated.